Quantums Overhead in Vertical Grow!
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Stephenj37826
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As can be seen here these optics are definitely not for illumination below the fixture. Surprisingly the light is even from the top of the canopy to the bottom. With basically 16 different beam angels shadowing is rather minimal as well.
All this was planned with lighting software long before actual prototypes where built. The best part is the software was amazingly accurate once we built the prototypes.
This is a simulation showing these lens spaced out far apart linearly.
Stephenj37826
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You'd need 14 of these fixtures for that space. Looks like it would pull 21-22 amps @ 220v total.
Cost would be around 575 for each fixture in that volume.
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Stephenj37826
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It's time consuming to install them. These particular lenses are Ledil Florence 1R zt25
bassman999
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looks like maybe 8 per board?
Stephenj37826
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Correct
gelgora
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Time consuming but not difficult? Got two boards currently no optics but thinking about going with a 12 board set up.
Edit: Oh wow now I see what you guys did. You can place the lights only on the ceiling because the optics direct perfectly into Ty's canopy.
My next set up will be vert as well so I'm extremely interested.
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Budley Doright
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It seems the trial is over before it's started for some 
. I for one am curious though 
. Gotta say I am having a hard time keeping track of what's happening in your lab tty lol.
. I for one am curious though . Gotta say I am having a hard time keeping track of what's happening in your lab tty lol.
Frajola
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High Tty,
How about a combo, COBs and those panels but all fixtures attached on a frame with movers, from bottom to the very top of the canopy.
Can the lights be closer to the plants when they are on moving?
Would you gain some extra length space due the moving lights, considering you can re arrange the light's position, having more modules displayed on a horizontal way than vertical way?
I particularly like the idea of movers even though I haven't try then out yet.
My stoned 2 cents,
Frajola
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The idea is great , could bring severals home and life improvements in so many ways, and the good habit of cooking and eating real FOOD could be resuscitated. That thing they call food isn't food. Also educating children since early age how to keep these basal concepts of living healthy. Cool.
ttystikk
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Movers are extra maintenance and complexity that I have found doesn't return enough extra to be worth it.High Tty,
How about a combo, COBs and those panels but all fixtures attached on a frame with movers, from bottom to the very top of the canopy.
Can the lights be closer to the plants when they are on moving?
Would you gain some extra length space due the moving lights, considering you can re arrange the light's position, having more modules displayed on a horizontal way than vertical way?
I particularly like the idea of movers even though I haven't try then out yet.
My stoned 2 cents,
Put another way; if using movers improves your yield, then your light distribution sucks.
ttystikk
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So do I! Lmao!It seems the trial is over before it's started for some
ttystikk
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It might be outlawed on the grounds that McDonald's profits could suffer.
Budley Doright
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As a glass half empty kinda guy I doubt this will have any effect on any kind of home grown (hehehe) veggies and self sufficiency. The hydro industry was supposed to do that and the people that utilize it are mainly pot growers and large ops. But yes if these lights actually provide the lower coverage that they say they do then they could be a game changer, just the room advantages alone are huge.
MMJ Dreaming 99
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I am running some Light Rail 3.5s. I think DIY COB LEDs and these QB Boards may make them somewhat obsolete. Light Rail makes great stuff and I may be wrong. The idea of light movers is a bunch of things but one biggy is less heat from HPS.
These QB Boards put out 68 deg F?!?! WTF?!? COB LEDs are pretty cool in temp as well.
We are going to have to wait about two to three weeks to see if QB deliver the goods especially in flower.
ttystikk
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HID and light movers are a natural and logical combination, again due to a lack of good light distribution from the single point source.
It's not 8 optics per board you need 3 per row they come connected in bulk orders
You need to buy 24 optics its 8 rows of 3